England vs Norway facing major delay tonight with warning sent before kick-off

England are set to play Norway in the World Cup quarter-final this Saturday evening in Miami with kick-off at 10pm British Standard Time; however, this could be delayed.

The Three Lions saw their last fixture of the competition, when they overcame Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, delayed by an hour due to the weather conditions.

There was an expectation that the round of 16 clash with Mexico would be delayed due to the forecasted weather, but just days before the clash, news broke that FIFA were looking to bring the match forward six hours to avoid this, but both FAs decided against this plan.

Now it appears that England could be set for another delay to one of their World Cup fixtures.

Jude Bellingham #10 of England celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Mexico and England

Weather experts have warned of thunderstorms in the area that could lead to a delay to the kick-off of the match.

Under FIFA regulations, play must be automatically suspended if lightning is detected within an eight-mile radius of the stadium. If this were to happen, players would not be allowed to return to the field of play until at least 30 minutes after the last recorded lightning strike, and then players would be given a further 15 minutes to warm up again.

Speaking to Sun Sport, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Chad Merrill believes thunderstorms are likely to develop around the stadium in the build-up to the quarter-final between England and Norway.

Merrill said: “Right now we’ve got in Florida a sea breeze type of setup where you get these afternoon showers and thunderstorms that come off the Atlantic.

“And for Miami itself, they get thunderstorms during this time of the year that typically happen in the afternoon.

Lightning is seen during a weather delay before clash between Mexico and Ecuador. Image credit: Getty

“The sea breeze comes in, generates showers and thunderstorms; those thunderstorms continue to move west, and occasionally they dump some heavy rain and possibly some gusty winds.”

Thomas Tuchel’s men will just see this as the latest challenge in a long list they have had to overcome in this World Cup, beginning with when their equipment was stolen before their campaign began, to the injuries they have endured, and then the build-up to the Mexico game.

England may see this as the latest character-building exercise as they continue their journey to winning their first World Cup since their maiden and only victory in 1966.